Composer-songwriter-producer Paul Terry unites his three musical modes for the new compilation album ​Alternative Piano Club​.

Twelve tracks each showcase the piano in different ways. ​The album includes: eclectic themes from Paul's soundtrack work; deep cuts from his singer-songwriter alias Cellarscape, and songs from his post-rock project Aptøsrs—the grand finale being the new Aptøsrs single 'Rust Mountain (Monochrome Piano Version)'.

Aptøsrs (pronounced “Apatosaurus”) is the acclaimed instrumental project from multi-award-nominated composer-songwriter-producer Paul Terry. Unsurprisingly, for an artist who named this project after his favourite dinosaur, he loves Godzilla.

When Takashi Yamazaki's Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color was released (a special black-and-white version of the Oscar-winning Godzilla Minus One), an Aptøsrs idea began to take shape. What would a “monochrome” version of 'Rust Mountain' (the lead single from debut album Elders) sound like? What if the monster-sized drums, bass guitars, and strings were all replaced by a solo piano?

'Rust Mountain (Monochrome Piano Version)' is far from a simple piano performance of the song. It is a completely new arrangement that still has the unique Aptøsrs sound. Haunting tones drift beneath a forever-changing piano line that is equal parts intense, fragile, and euphoric.

The brand new single reunites Aptøsrs with the mighty talents of mixer Adam Noble (Biffy Clyro, Paul McCartney, Don Broco), and masterer Robin Schmidt (Wolf Alice, Pixies, Royal Blood).

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The person behind Aptøsrs, Paul Terry, is a composer, songwriter, producer, and bestselling author. He releases music via his label SkyBabyRecords. The 25-track compilation SkyBabyRecords Est. 1999 – A 25th Anniversary Celebration is out now. And in 2025, his discography (from 1999 to present day—more than 600 tracks across 60+ releases) was made a permanent part of the British Library's prestigious Sound & Moving Image collection.

His 30+ original soundtracks include the award-winning film Dave Stevens: Drawn to Perfection (the authorized feature documentary about The Rocketeer creator/artist), NBCUniversal docu-series Behind the Panel, and the multi-award-winning feature documentary Sidney & Friends. Terry has also duetted with world-renowned Dutch artist Anneke van Giersbergen (on the Cellarscape song 'The Same Place'), and was the featured artist on 'Detonation Days' by Love Amongst Ruin (ex-Placebo drummer Steve Hewitt's band). His other collaborations include Kenyan vocalist Silas Miami, South African artist Lana Crowster, and British cellist Tom Wraith.

2024 marks the 25th anniversary of indie label SkyBabyRecords, through which multi-award-nominated composer/songwriter Paul Terry releases all of his music projects and soundtracks.

'SkyBabyRecords Est. 1999 – A 25th Anniversary Celebration' is a 25-track career-spanning collection. It features: film soundtrack selections, songs from Paul’s brand new instrumental project Aptøsrs, deep cuts from Cellarscape, and more.

Since 1999, SkyBabyRecords has released 550+ tracks, including 30+ original soundtracks (all composed/produced by Paul) for film, television, stage, and podcast productions.

Curated by Paul, 'SkyBabyRecords Est. 1999 – A 25th Anniversary Celebration's 25 tracks cover this entire spectrum of composing for horror, thriller, drama, and comedy projects, and songwriting for acoustic, rock, pop, orchestral, jazz, electronic, and metal songs.